Sad-iron



(No Model.)

B; 'P. KLOPP.

I SAD IRON. N6 366,670.

Patented July 19, 1887.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEO RUDOLPH F. KLOPP, OF MASON, MICHIGAN.

SAD-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 366,670, dated July 19,1887. Application filed August Q0, ISSiG. Serif-1N0. 111,415. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it mag concern."

-Be it known that I, RUDOLPH F. KLOPP; of Mason, inthe county of Inghamand State of Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements inSad-Irons; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvementsin sad-irons; andit consists in the peculiar construction and combination of the parts,all as more fully hereinafter described, and set-forth in the claims.

In the drawings which accompany this specification, Figure l is avertical central longitudinal section through a sad iron of my improvedconstruction. thereof. or min Fig. 1. Fig. etis adetached perspectiveview of the chimney-cap.

A is the hollow body of the sad-iron, B the removable cover, 0 the fuel,D the grate, E the ash-pit, F the ash-pit door, G the chimney, and E thehandle, all arranged and operating as usual, except ashereinafter described.

An ash-pit door, F, is made vertically slid-. ing in a recess at therear end of the body of the sad-iron, so as to be flush therewith on theoutside. It has suitable openings, a, controlled by a sliding damper, a,which, when the ashpit door is closed, permit the admission of aregulated amount of air. The fire-grate D is raised a small distanceabove the bottom of Fig. 2 is an end view the sad-iron, to form asuitable ash-pit, E,

which communicates with the openingc at the rear end of the sad-iron,through which the ashes may be removed after the ash-pit door is raised.This -fi re-grate D is removably supported upon projections 1), formedwithin the body of the sad-iron, and it is provided with suitableperforations to admit air to all parts of the fuel.

The cover B is provided, near its point, with a notch, d, which engageswith a projection, e, on the body of the sad-iron, as shown, and withinthe opposite end of the cover is secured a spring-bolt,f, which engagesinto a recess,

,in the rear end of the body of the sad-iron, all

so arranged that when the bolt is withdrawn Fig. 3 is a cross-section onthe line the cover may be removed by lifting up the rear end in advanceof the forward end. This construction is of equal advantage inreplacingthe cover again, which may be done by simply actuating the coverin theproper manner and pressing it to its seat-without requiring the operatorto touch any part of the body of the sad-iron, thus avoiding all dangerof burning.

Increased firmness of the cover upon itsseat is obtained by providingthe rear end of the cover with a mortise to engage with the tenon h,which latters forms an upward continuation of the rear side ofthesad-iron.

The chimney G is secured in the usual manner to the forward end of thecover, and communicates with the interior of the sad-iron to carry offthe products of combustion.

i is a diaphragm dividing the chimney, and this diaphragm connects withanother dia phragm, j,secured to the cover of the sad-iron, to form twopassages, m a, one communicating with the forward end and the other withthe rear end of the combustion-chamber, and upon the free end of thechimney is removably secured the cap 0, provided with a half-circularopening, 1). By this means the cap may be turned. to have its openingsregister with either one or the other of the two passages m a, or partlywith either, thus bringing the combustion under such perfect control ofthe operator that he can at will increase or diminish the combustion ateither end of the sadiron, as required to obtain the most desirableresult.

By closing the passage m the combustion may be increased or entirelysustained at the rear end of the sad-iron, while, on the other hand,where an increased heatis demanded at the front end, the combustion maybe accelerated at the front at the expense of the rear.

The diaphragm j forms an effective means for guarding the cover againstexcessive heat at the point where it may inconvenience the op,- erator.

- The handle is formed of a hollow tube,

which is held between the ends by standards 1' s, secured to the top ofthe cover. These standards terminate in circular heads a, which engageinto the open ends of thehandle, and a bar, 1), placed centrally'withinthe handle,con-

meets the top of the standards, all so arranged that a hollow airspace,w, is formed through the interior of the handle, to guard the operatoragainst danger of burning by contact.

Vhat I claim as my invention is 1. The combination, with thecombustionchamber, and a divided escape-flue connected therewith, of arotatable cap placed over the end of the escape-flue, and having one endpartially open and constructed to control the same, substantially asdescribed.

2. In a sad-iron provided with a divided escape-flue,one divisioncommunicating with the rearend and the other with the front end of thecombustion-chamber, a rotatable and adjustable damper jointlycontrolling the same, substantiall y as described.

3. In asad-iron, a divided escape-flue, one division communicating withthe rear end and the other with the front end of the combus- 2ction-chamber, in combination with the removablecap 0, having thesemicircular opening p, snbstantiall y as described.

4. In a sad-iron,the combination of the chimney G, having the dividingdiaphragm i, the 25 cover B, having the diaphragm j, and the cap 0,having the semicircular opening 19, all substantially as described.

RUDOLPH F. KLOPP.

Witnesses:

H. S. SPRAGUE, E. SoULLY.

